Patents by Inventor Youji Mouri

Youji Mouri has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Image reading apparatus and copier
    Patent number: 6851609
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a line sensor for reading an image of an original, a scanning optical system that has a light source and scans the original, a reference reflection member provided in such a position as to reflect a light emitted from the light source, a buffer memory for storing data of the image, an intermittent reading part interrupting and restarting scanning performed by the scanning optical system based on a residual storage capacity of the buffer memory, and a light amount variation correction part correcting a variation in an amount of light of the light source during an interruption of the scanning based on an amount of reflected light from the reference reflection member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ando, Yukio Noguchi, Koichi Ichihara, Youji Mouri, Fumihiro Kitahara, Kazuhiko Nakaya, Shigefumi Soga, Hisatsugu Niki
  • Image reading apparatus and copier
    Publication number: 20020050520
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a line sensor for reading an image of an original, a scanning optical system that has a light source and scans the original, a reference reflection member provided in such a position as to reflect a light emitted from the light source, a buffer memory for storing data of the image, an intermittent reading part interrupting and restarting scanning performed by the scanning optical system based on a residual storage capacity of the buffer memory, and a light amount variation correction part correcting a variation in an amount of light of the light source during an interruption of the scanning based on an amount of reflected light from the reference reflection member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ando, Yukio Noguchi, Koichi Ichihara, Youji Mouri, Fumihiro Kitahara, Kazuhiko Nakaya, Shigefumi Soga, Hisatsugu Niki